CN204880989U - Online drying equipment of coal sample based on gather and process integration - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses an online drying equipment of coal sample based on gather and process integration, this online drying equipment include dry chamber, dry chamber upper cover subassembly, blanking cavity, heating element and blast air fan, dry chamber is used for holding to be waited to detect the coal sample and accomplishes dry operation, the blast air fan is used for sending the air after the heating element heating into dry chamber, blanking cavity is located the below in dry chamber the coal sample that dry intracavity was accomplished after the drying falls into blanking cavity. The utility model has the advantages of simple structure compactness, convenient operation, degree of automation height.
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Technical field
The utility model is mainly concerned with coal sample detection field, refers in particular to a kind of coal sample online dry equipment based on gathering and processing integration.
Background technology
Due to the kind of coal source, coal, grade and batch difference, some coal enters sampling, sample preparation link and just likely there will be the phenomenons such as sticky coal, chute blockage, equipment is stuck.For this reason, must can enable that sampling, sample preparation and the process between sampling and sample preparation are smooth and easy carries out by automatic on-lines drying in some early stages, under the prerequisite ensureing automaticity, improve reliability and the accuracy of gathering and processing sample.Traditional mode does not all design based on gathering and processing entire roboticized work, so it has the following disadvantages:
In whole sampling, sample making course, all remain the artificial proterties being distinguished coal by naked eyes identification at present, for comparatively wet coal sample, by artificial drying process, then enter sampling and sample preparation link.But, because the subjectivity of manual identified, dry processing links is too strong, often there will be fail to judge, the phenomenon such as erroneous judgement.Therefore, coal needs staff on duty before entering sampling and preparing system, special messenger judges, to the coal that automatic sampling collection equipment cannot process, must by workman's manual separation out, and the deficiencies such as this just causes, and its labour intensity is high, cycle length, poor accuracy.
Utility model content
The technical problems to be solved in the utility model is just: the technical problem existed for prior art, the utility model provide a kind of simple and compact for structure, easy to operate, automaticity high based on the coal sample online dry equipment gathering and processing integration.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the utility model by the following technical solutions:
A kind of coal sample online dry equipment based on gathering and processing integration, comprise drying chamber, drying chamber cover assembly, blanking chamber, heating component and air blast blower fan, described drying chamber is used for holding coal sample to be detected and completing drying operation, described air blast blower fan be used for by heating component heat after air send into drying chamber; Described blanking chamber is positioned at the below of drying chamber, completes dried coal sample and fall into blanking chamber in described drying chamber.
As further improvement of the utility model: described drying chamber is provided with drying chamber cover assembly, described drying chamber cover assembly comprises air blast chamber upper cover and lifting rotation mechanism, described lifting rotation mechanism is fixedly mounted on air blast chamber and covers, described lifting rotation mechanism comprises and sweeps parts and Lift Part, described in sweep parts and be installed on Lift Part to carry out elevating movement.
As further improvement of the utility model: described lifting rotation mechanism comprises lifting motor, electric rotating machine, microswitch component and scrapes sweeping blade, described electric rotating machine is installed on the transmission mechanism that is connected with lifting motor, the drive end of described electric rotating machine connects scrapes sweeping blade, described microswitch component be positioned at lifting rotation mechanism elevating movement stroke top dead centre and down to point.
As further improvement of the utility model: described drying chamber offers feeding mouth, coal sample to be dried enters from feeding mouth, is stored in the lower chamber being arranged in drying chamber bottom and carries out drying.
As further improvement of the utility model: described air blast blower fan is used for the air after being heated by heating component through blanking chamber feeding drying chamber; Described blanking chamber comprises air blast chamber, blanking chamber inner chamber weldment, blanking chamber weldment, screen tray panel turnover component, sealing panel turnover component, holding device and vibrator; Described air blast chamber, blanking chamber inner chamber weldment, sealing panel turnover component and the lower chamber of drying chamber form opposing seal space, make the pressure-air through heating component can only penetrate coal seam from screen tray panel turnover component.
As further improvement of the utility model: described screen tray panel turnover component comprises screen tray turnover panel, the first rotating shaft and the first driver; Described screen tray turnover panel realizes the motion of 90 ° of strokes from level to vertical direction under the drive of the first driver, and described vibrator is used for the coal dust that screen tray turnover panel adheres to shake off.
As further improvement of the utility model: described sealing panel turnover component comprises sealing turnover panel, the second rotating shaft and the second driver, and described sealing panel turnover component realizes the motion of 90 ° of strokes from level to vertical direction under the drive of the second driver.
As further improvement of the utility model: described holding device comprises cylinder and wedge.
Compared with prior art, the utility model has the advantage of:
1, the coal sample online dry equipment based on gathering and processing integration of the present utility model, simple and compact for structure, easy to operate, automaticity is high, can realize carrying out automatic on-line drying process to comparatively wet coal sample; Judged by coal sample viscosity in dry run, carry out degree of drying judgement in real time.If coal sample has met bottom-ranked unit instructions for use, then automatically stop drying, coal sample automatic blanking, enter next link.Overall process realizes automated job completely, improves sample preparation accuracy, avoids artificial participation, increase work efficiency, and reduces hand labor intensity.Meanwhile, online dry device, drying efficiency improves greatly compared with traditional drying mode, saves the time that whole coal sample prepares link largely.
2, the coal sample online dry equipment based on gathering and processing integration of the present utility model, the process of corresponding automatic drying targetedly can be carried out to the coal sample of different humidity, avoid resulting in blockage in follow-up fragmentation, division equipment in automatic sampling sample making apparatus, whole pipelining is gone wrong.
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Fig. 1 is structural representation of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 is the structural representation that the utility model removes part enclosure in another visual angle.
Fig. 3 is the perspective exploded view in the utility model blanking chamber in embody rule example.
Fig. 4 is the mounting structure schematic diagram that the utility model scrapes sweeping blade in embody rule example.
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1, drying chamber; 101, feeding mouth; 102, lower chamber; 2, drying chamber cover assembly; 201, air blast chamber upper cover; 202, lifting rotation mechanism; 220, lifting motor; 221, electric rotating machine; 222, screw mandrel; 223, screw rod bushing; 224, motor mount; 225, microswitch component; 226, connecting plate; 227, spur gear; 228, connecting rod; 229, sweeping blade is scraped; 3, blanking chamber; 301, air blast chamber; 302, blanking chamber inner chamber weldment; 303, blanking chamber weldment; 304, screen tray panel turnover component; 305, panel turnover component is sealed; 306, holding device; 307, vibrator; 341, screen tray turnover panel; 342, the first rotating shaft; 343, the first driver; 351, turnover panel is sealed; 352, the second rotating shaft; 353, the second driver; 361, cylinder; 362, wedge; 4, heating component; 5, air blast blower fan.
Detailed description of the invention
Below with reference to Figure of description and specific embodiment, the utility model is described in further details.
Coal sample online dry equipment based on gathering and processing integration of the present utility model, comprise drying chamber 1, drying chamber cover assembly 2, blanking chamber 3, heating component 4 and air blast blower fan 5, drying chamber 1 is used for holding coal sample to be detected and completing drying operation, air blast blower fan 5 be used for the air after heating component 4 is heated send into drying chamber 1; Blanking chamber 3 is positioned at the below of drying chamber 1, completes dried coal sample and fall into blanking chamber 3 in drying chamber 1.
Drying chamber 1 offers feeding mouth 101, coal sample to be dried enters from feeding mouth 101, is stored in the lower chamber 102 being arranged in drying chamber 1 bottom and carries out drying.
In the present embodiment, drying chamber 1 is provided with drying chamber cover assembly 2, is used for sweeping operation to coal sample to be detected.Drying chamber cover assembly 2 comprises air blast chamber upper cover 201 and lifting rotation mechanism 202, and lifting rotation mechanism 202 is fixedly mounted on air blast chamber upper cover 201; Lifting rotation mechanism 202 is one and has the mechanism sweeping operation function, can realize sweeping operation to coal sample to be detected by lifting, rotary motion.Lifting rotation mechanism 202 comprises lifting motor 220, electric rotating machine 221, screw mandrel 222, screw rod bushing 223, motor mount 224, connecting plate 226, spur gear 227, microswitch component 225, connecting rod 228 and scrapes sweeping blade 229 in this example, wherein: lifting motor 220 is used for driving screw mandrel 222 to rotate, and then drives screw rod bushing 223 to drive connecting plate 226, electric rotating machine 221, spur gear 227, connecting rod 228, moving up and down together with scraping sweeping blade 229 entirety.Electric rotating machine 221 is used for being driven connecting rod 228 by spur gear 227, being rotated together with scraping sweeping blade 229.Lifting rotation mechanism 202 both can realize lifting rotation motion, also can realize separately lifting, rotate self contained function.Microswitch component 225 is used to the top dead centre, the lower dead center that limit lifting rotation mechanism 202 rise and fall.
In the present embodiment, air blast blower fan 5 is used for the air after being heated by heating component 4 and sends into drying chamber 1 through blanking chamber 3; Blanking chamber 3 comprises air blast chamber 301, blanking chamber inner chamber weldment 302, blanking chamber weldment 303, screen tray panel turnover component 304, sealing panel turnover component 305, holding device 306 and vibrator 307; Wherein, air blast chamber 301, blanking chamber inner chamber weldment 302, sealing panel turnover component 305 form opposing seal space with the lower chamber 102 of drying chamber 1, make the pressure-air through heating component 4 can only penetrate coal seam from screen tray panel turnover component 304, thus the moisture in coal sample is taken away.
Screen tray panel turnover component 304 comprises screen tray turnover panel 341, first rotating shaft 342 and the first driver 343; Screen tray turnover panel 341 realizes the motion of 90 ° of strokes from level to vertical direction under the drive of the first driver 343, before coal sample pan feeding to be checked, namely screen tray panel turnover component 304 rotates to horizontal direction from vertical direction under the effect of the first driver 343, under the effect of holding device 306, reliably hold out against screen tray turnover panel 341, coal sample to be dried can fall on screen tray turnover panel 341 carries out drying process.After coal sample drying, holding device 306 is regained, and screen tray turnover panel 341 turn to vertical direction from horizontal direction under the drive of the first driver 343, detects coal sample and namely falls into bottom-ranked unit along the skew wall face in blanking chamber 3.Open vibrator 307, shake off by the coal dust that screen tray turnover panel 341 adheres to.
Sealing panel turnover component 305 comprises sealing turnover panel 351, second rotating shaft 352 and the second driver 353, sealing panel turnover component 305 realizes the motion of 90 ° of strokes from level to vertical direction under the drive of the second driver 353, after screen tray turnover panel 341 turn to horizontal level, namely sealing panel turnover component 305 rotates to horizontal direction from vertical direction under the effect of the second driver 353, under the effect of holding device 306, reliably hold out against screen tray turnover panel 341, now by air blast chamber 301, blanking chamber inner chamber weldment 302, sealing panel turnover component 305 forms opposing seal space with the lower chamber 102 of drying chamber 1, make the pressure-air through heating component 4 can only penetrate coal seam from screen tray turnover panel 341, thus the moisture in coal sample is taken away.
Holding device 306 comprises cylinder 361 and the wedge 362 of needle-like, and when screen tray turnover panel 341 turn to horizontal level, cylinder 361 ejects wedge 362, reliably holds out against screen tray turnover panel 341; When sealing panel turnover component 305 and turning to horizontal level, cylinder 361 ejects wedge 362, reliable top tight sealing panel turnover component 305.Wherein, screen tray turnover panel 341 holding device 306 holds out against in end, sealing panel turnover component 305 three holding devices 306 hold out against, wherein each side one, be distributed in the middle part of sealing panel turnover component 305, another one is in the end of sealing panel turnover component 305, holding out against of panel turnover component 305 of sealing is that the mode held out against by secondary is realized, namely the cylinder 361 of first left and right sides holding device 306 ejects wedge 362 simultaneously, now seal panel turnover component 305 is pressed close to drying chamber 1 more lower chamber 102 sealing flange by jack-up, then the cylinder 361 of end holding device 306 ejects wedge 362, reliable top tight sealing panel turnover component 305.
Operation principle: before coal sample drying, first starts the first driver 343, makes screen tray turnover panel 341 turn to horizontal level from upright position, and then the cylinder 361 of holding device 306 ejects wedge 362, reliably holds out against screen tray turnover panel 341; Then the second driver 353 is started, sealing turnover panel 351 is made to turn to horizontal level from upright position equally, then the cylinder 361 of left and right sides holding device 306 first ejects wedge 362, then the cylinder 361 of end holding device 306 ejects wedge 362, secondary holds out against, top tight sealing turnover panel 351, realizes the positiver sealing of lower chamber 102 sealing flange of sealing turnover panel 351 and drying chamber 1.Then, start lifting motor 220 in lifting rotation mechanism 202, connecting plate 226 drops to lowest order together with scraping sweeping blade 229, and connecting plate 226 triggers the microswitch component 225 of lowermost limit, and lifting motor 220 stops; Then coal sample enters drying chamber 1 from feeding mouth 101, fall on screen tray turnover panel 341, then electric rotating machine 221, lifting motor 220 in lifting rotation mechanism 202 is started, connecting plate 226 rises together with scraping on rotation limit, sweeping blade 229 limits, coal sample is calibrated in the lower chamber 102 of drying chamber 1, then first starts air blast blower fan 5, restarts heating component 4, for ensureing that coal sample characteristic of coal sample in dry run is not destroyed, the temperature of heating component 4 is controlled within the scope of 40 DEG C by temperature control module.Coal sample is in dry run, its degree of drying passes through viscosity arbitration functions module real-time judge, by judging, after coal sample meets subordinate's sample preparation link demand, first stop heating component 4, stop heating, after to turn off the blast blower fan 5, open the electric rotating machine 221 of lifting rotation mechanism 202, coal sample after drying is uniformly mixed, then first regain the holding device 306 of sealing turnover panel 351, open the second driver 353, sealing turnover panel 351 will turn to upright position from horizontal level; Regain the holding device 306 of screen tray panel turnover component 304, open the first driver 343, screen tray turnover panel 341 will turn to upright position from horizontal level, meanwhile, coal sample by the inclined-plane landing along blanking chamber 3 to bottom-ranked unit.
The utility model further discloses the online dry method based on above-mentioned coal sample online dry equipment, namely can adopt the mode of " bottom-up blast heating, heats while stirring ".That is: pressure-air enters air blast chamber 301 after heating component 4 heats, the lower chamber 102 of sealing turnover panel 351, blanking chamber inner chamber weldment 302, air blast chamber 301, drying chamber 1 forms the space of an opposing seal, pressure-air after heating can only penetrate coal seam from screen tray turnover panel 341, thus the moisture in coal sample is taken away, reach dry object.In dry run, the electric rotating machine 221 in lifting rotation mechanism 202 can rotate, and drive is scraped sweeping blade 229 and stirred, and is stirred in coal sample dry run and contributes to dehumidifying more efficiently.
Or the utility model further discloses the online dry method based on above-mentioned coal sample online dry equipment, namely adopt the mode of " from up to down blast heating, heats while stirring ".That is: pressure-air enters drying chamber 1 after heating component 4 heats, form the space of an opposing seal in drying chamber 1, the pressure-air after heating can only penetrate coal seam, is discharged to the external world from screen tray turnover panel 341, thus the moisture in coal sample is taken away, reach dry object.In dry run, the electric rotating machine 221 in lifting rotation mechanism 202 can rotate, and drive is scraped sweeping blade 229 and stirred, and is stirred in coal sample dry run and contributes to dehumidifying more efficiently.
Or the utility model further discloses the online dry method based on above-mentioned coal sample online dry equipment, namely adopt the combination of " bottom-up blast heating and from up to down blast heating ".For crossing wet coal sample, all can occur that coal sample is dry not saturating by bottom-up blast heating or the from up to down one-sided drying of blast heating, the phenomenon of dry hygroscopic water layer.Therefore, first by bottom-up blast heating mode, lower floor's coal sample is parched, then by from up to down blast heating, upper strata coal sample is parched.By the mode of combination drying, solve coal sample dry not saturating, the phenomenon of dry hygroscopic water layer.
Below be only preferred embodiment of the present utility model, protection domain of the present utility model be not only confined to above-described embodiment, all technical schemes belonged under the utility model thinking all belong to protection domain of the present utility model.It should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, not departing from the some improvements and modifications under the utility model principle prerequisite, protection domain of the present utility model should be considered as.
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1. one kind based on gather and process integration coal sample online dry equipment, it is characterized in that, comprise drying chamber (1), drying chamber cover assembly (2), blanking chamber (3), heating component (4) and air blast blower fan (5), described drying chamber (1) is used for holding coal sample to be detected and completing drying operation, described air blast blower fan (5) be used for by heating component (4) heat after air send into drying chamber (1); Described blanking chamber (3) is positioned at the below of drying chamber (1), completes dried coal sample and fall into blanking chamber (3) in described drying chamber (1).
2. the coal sample online dry equipment based on gathering and processing integration according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described drying chamber (1) is provided with drying chamber cover assembly (2), described drying chamber cover assembly (2) comprises air blast chamber upper cover (201) and lifting rotation mechanism (202), described lifting rotation mechanism (202) is fixedly mounted on air blast chamber upper cover (201), described lifting rotation mechanism (202) comprises and sweeps parts and Lift Part, described in sweep parts and be installed on Lift Part to carry out elevating movement.
3. the coal sample online dry equipment based on gathering and processing integration according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, described lifting rotation mechanism (202) comprises lifting motor (220), electric rotating machine (221), microswitch component (225) and scrapes sweeping blade (229), described electric rotating machine (221) is installed on the transmission mechanism that is connected with lifting motor (220), the drive end of described electric rotating machine (221) connects scrapes sweeping blade (229), described microswitch component (225) be positioned at lifting rotation mechanism (202) elevating movement stroke top dead centre and down to point.
4. according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 based on gather and process integration coal sample online dry equipment, it is characterized in that, described drying chamber (1) offers feeding mouth (101), coal sample to be dried enters from feeding mouth (101), is stored in the lower chamber (102) being arranged in drying chamber (1) bottom and carries out drying.
5. according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 based on gather and process integration coal sample online dry equipment, it is characterized in that, described air blast blower fan (5) be used for by heating component (4) heat after air through blanking chamber (3) send into drying chamber (1); Described blanking chamber (3) comprises air blast chamber (301), blanking chamber inner chamber weldment (302), blanking chamber weldment (303), screen tray panel turnover component (304), sealing panel turnover component (305), holding device (306) and vibrator (307); Described air blast chamber (301), blanking chamber inner chamber weldment (302), sealing panel turnover component (305) form opposing seal space with the lower chamber (102) of drying chamber (1), make the pressure-air through heating component (4) can only penetrate coal seam from screen tray panel turnover component (304).
6. the coal sample online dry equipment based on gathering and processing integration according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, described screen tray panel turnover component (304) comprises screen tray turnover panel (341), the first rotating shaft (342) and the first driver (343); Described screen tray turnover panel (341) realizes the motion of 90 ° of strokes from level to vertical direction under the drive of the first driver (343), and described vibrator (307) is used for upper for screen tray turnover panel (341) coal dust adhered to shake off.
7. the coal sample online dry equipment based on gathering and processing integration according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, described sealing panel turnover component (305) comprises sealing turnover panel (351), the second rotating shaft (352) and the second driver (353), and described sealing panel turnover component (305) realizes the motion of 90 ° of strokes from level to vertical direction under the drive of the second driver (353).
8. the coal sample online dry equipment based on gathering and processing integration according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, described holding device (306) comprises cylinder (361) and wedge (362).
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